Fly Fishing The Chestatee River, GeorgiaThe Chestatee River is a major tributary to the Chattahoochee River in North Georgia. The stream is located near Dahlonega, Georgia. Its headwater tributaries contains wild and native brook trout but none of the water is on public property. Some of the streams, Dicks Creek, Waters Creek and Boggs Creek are within the Chestatee Wildlife Management Area.

The first area we will mention is "Frog Hollow", asection of the Chestatee River that is privately owned and managed as trophy trout water. This stream has some huge trout but a daily (or half day) fee is requiredwhich includes a guide. One of the guide services in Georgia Fly Fishing. Steve Lamb (The Lambster) is the owner and one of the four Georgia Fly Guides thatprovided these images of a Frog Hollow trout.

Dicks Creek lies in the Chestatee River Watershed. It has both public and private property sections. It's stocked by the state of Georgia but it also has a healthypopulation of wild trout, especially in the upper sections of the river. Most of the stocked trout exist on the lower section of the stream and near roads. A little hikingwill get you away from the stockers and into the wild trout areas of the stream.

Cascades and waterfalls also separate the stocked area from its upper sections. There's a campsite and picnic area on the stream. The name "Waters CreekCampground" is a little confusing because it's located on the banks of Dicks Creek. Fly fishing Dicks Creek can be fun and challenging if you get away from the easily accessed areas of the stream..

Waters Creek, a tributary to Dicks Creek, is one of the better trout streams in the state of Georgia according to many. The stream is managed by Georgia WildlifeResources and the USDA Forest Service. These trout receive supplemental feeding similar to Dukes Creek I recently wrote about.

Waters Creek flows through the Chestatee Wildlife Management Area of north Georgia. Otters, tornadoes and poaching is blamed for reducing the once very high population of trophy trout. Today, it contains less of the trophy size trout than it did in the past but it's still considered one of Georgia's best trout streams.

This stream is located about seventeen miles from Dahlonega Georgia. Waters Creek Trail follows the stream. Fly fishing Waters Creek can also produce some large trout. Some of them probably come from its tributary Dicks Creek.

Waters Creek and its tributaries are open during the trout season on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday only between 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. EST. Artificial lures and flies with a single barbless hook no larger than a #6 must be used. Only one lure or fly can be used at a time. You cannot possess lures or flies that do not meet these criteria while in the area.

Seasons:You can fish the stream anytime of the year.Spring:Spring is the best time of year to fish the river because of the hatches.Summer:The best fishing is confined to the uppermost sectionsFall:Autumn is a great time to fish. The fall foliage along the stream is beautiful. Brown trout spawn in the fall.Winter:Warm days can provide decent trout fishing.

Options For Selecting Flies:1. Email us (sales@perfectflystore.com)with the dates you will be fishing this stream and we will send you a list of our fly suggestions. Please allow up to 24 hours for a response.

2. Call us 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide which flies you need.

3. Email us (sales@perfectflystore.com)with a budget for flies and we will select them to match the budget and get them to you in time for your fly fishing trip.

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